1985 Austin Metro City X 14k miles, 12mths MOT For Sale

1985 Austin mini metro 1. 0 City X
14, 200 miles, 12 months MOT

I've tried to be as descriptive as possible in this listing and while I've had the car for a significant amount of time I may have missed something, so please feel free to shoot me a question.

Summary:

Good usable condition with one or two marks on the exterior
Running well
Full years MOT (4th July) at a DVLA test centre with no advisories
Same owner past 4. 5 years
Some upgrades & lots of new parts
Cheap classic insurance
Comes with full tank of petrol
Ready to go!!
Detail:

General condition:

The bodywork is in good condition. I took the wee car to several shows over the years and it attracted a lot of attention. Wheels are good with no kerbing, I refurbished these 3 years ago and they still look good. New tyres were fitted at the same time and the car has perhaps covered 300 miles on them, so they're in excellent condition and all matching. I also fitted brand new wheel nuts at the time. Regularly polished it has just been treated to a ceramic coating.
There are one or two marks around the body. Slight dent to the front valance, bottoms of both doors are bubbling and there's the odd small bleb of rust & scratch here and there but nothing serious.
Arches are in good condition as is the fuel filler recess
Underneath the car is in good condition, some evidence of welding round the front jacking points sometime in the cars past but a neat job and has MOT'd for several years.
The interior is as new with some very light bleaching to the top of the rear seats from the sun, otherwise no marks or dirt, no baggy seats or headliner, no burns or stains or bad smells (non smoker, no pets). Comes with some Austin rubber mats, which are nearly impossible to find these days. No rear seat belts. This is the way things were in 1985 and a prussian blue set can be bought on eBay for about £30 if you really wanted to add them.
I replaced both bumpers with OEM NOS (New Old Stock) items around 2-3 years ago, so they are like new. I also replaced the recessed headlight plastics with NOS items several weeks ago along with the passenger mirror.
All glass is in good condition
I have been sympathetic with any upgrades I've carried out on the car, however all are easily reversible if needed. I have resisted the urge to install a radio into the car, so it has a blanking plug fitted as it was when it was new.
Mechanicals:

Engine runs great. No issues with overheating or smoking or anything really. Serviced every year with good oil and filters. I also added electronic ignition which gets rid of the troublesome points set-up.
Gearbox is also good as is clutch.
Brakes are excellent and MOT shows healthy brakes all round with good balance throughout. I replaced the brake fluid roughly 2 years or 200 miles ago along with a rear wheel cylinder.
Everything works, however I have noticed that the hazard warning light switch is missing. As it's not a MOT requirement for a pre-1986 car I didn't think any more about it and perhaps they weren't fitted in 1985.
The car drives well. The only thing I would recommend is wheel alignment, it needs it and I never got round to it.
Upgrades / Repairs:

I won't be able to remember everything I've done with the wee car. I've had it a right while and tinkered a fair bit, but I'll try:
2016: Minilite wheels refurbished and fitted with new tyres (original metrics included, with excellent tyres (very rare!))
2016: New battery
2016: NOS bumpers front and rear
2017: Electronic ignition fitted (original available)
2017: New heater matrix
2017: Sportier steering wheel fitted (original included)
2017: Hydrolastic suspension top up
Annual: oil and filter service, last serviced just before MOT at the beginning of July 2019 to include oil, oil filter, coolant, spark plugs & fan belt.
2019: New Old Stock (NOS) Magnetti Marelli full copper radiator along with fresh coolant
2019: New water pump and fan belt (was a 'while I'm doing the radiator' type job)
2019: I added a cigarette lighter socket so I could charge my mobile phone. Easily removed and original blanking plug is included
2019: NOS headlight surrounds
Not so good points:
Wheel alignment needs done
There are some marks around the car, nothing serious but it's not a brand new car, it is 34 years old and while in remarkable condition for it's age, it does have some marks here and there
The bottoms of both doors are bubbling with rust and whilst nothing urgent, would probably need tending to at some stage
There's no service history book with the car
Still running on 4star fuel. This means adding a drop of lead replacement to the fuel tank every so often. A bottle to cover another 9 tanks of fuel is included.
Some evidence of welding round the front jacking points sometime in the cars past. Looks neat and has cleared MOT every year, so not a major concern. I can't see any other evidence of welding anywhere else.
Please feel free to email/ text/ call with any questions you may have.

Happy to meet at Belfast airports and take you to the car, and delivery within 30mile radius of Belfast can be arranged upon payment in full. I also have the number for a good transport company that can be used for delivery to the mainland.

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